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About the author Carolyn Roy-Bornstein

Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, an editor of the Book Review section, was a nurse for ten years before pursuing her medical degree. She received her BA in biology from Clark University in 1987 and her MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1991. She did her internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. She worked at an urban community health center for twelve years before opening her own private practice. She also loves to write. In 2012 her memoir Crash: A Mother, a Son, and the Journey from Grief to Gratitude was published by Globe Pequot Press. In 2014 she co-authored Chicken Soup for the Soul Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries, 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work with Amy Newmark. She is currently revising her second memoir Last Stop on the Struggle Bus: A Memoir of Love. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Poets & Writers, JAMA and many other venues. She is married to her fabulous husband Saul with whom she has two grown sons and two foster daughters. She loves running, swimming, biking and competing in triathlons.

The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks 237 pp, ISNB 9780385352567, Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 Like many of my generation, I spent my childhood outdoors. I scooped up tadpoles from the pond next door, watching them sprout limbs and turn terrestrial. I trapped